25.7. Дополните следующие предложения. 1. She can cook well, ? 2. You can’t buy happiness,
? 3. We need to be friends, ? 4. They
need new information, ? 5. You needn’t think
about it, ? 6. She needed a lot of time to write
this book, ? 7. He had to get the second job,
? 8. You must keep it secret, ? 9. Let’s
do it, ? 10. Let’s not discuss it now, ?
11. We should do something about it, ? 12. John
must speak to the boss, ? 13. You ought to call
your parents more often, ? 14. He may come soon,
? 15. You could be more friendly, ?
16. We need to think about it, ? 17. You will be
able to help us, ? 18. We need to pass the test,
? 19. She never had to work, ?
20. They won’t have to wait long, ?
To make a tag question, we use the auxiliary verb that corresponds to the main verb in the sentence. In this case, the main verb is "can" and the auxiliary verb is "can't" in the negative form. Since the statement is positive, the tag question should be negative. So, the correct tag question is "can't she?"
2. You can't buy happiness, can you?
Following the same pattern as the previous question, the tag question here should be "can you?" since the statement is negative.
3. We need to be friends, don't we?
Again, we use the corresponding auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question. In this case, "do" changes to "don't" for a positive statement.
4. They need new information, don't they?
Similarly to the previous questions, the auxiliary verb "do" changes to "don't" for a positive statement.
5. You needn't think about it, need you?
For this question, we use the auxiliary verb "need" in the tag question. Since the statement is negative, the tag question becomes "need you?"
6. She needed a lot of time to write this book, didn't she?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "didn't" for a positive statement.
7. He had to get the second job, didn't he?
As with the previous questions, we use the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, changing it to "didn't" for a positive statement.
8. You must keep it secret, mustn't you?
In this case, the tag question uses the auxiliary verb "must" which changes to "mustn't" since the statement is positive.
9. Let's do it, shall we?
The tag question for this imperative form sentence is "shall we?" to suggest or invite agreement.
10. Let's not discuss it now, shall we?
Similar to the previous question, we use the tag question "shall we?" in this case to suggest or invite agreement.
11. We should do something about it, shouldn't we?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "shouldn't" for a positive statement.
12. John must speak to the boss, mustn't he?
Using the auxiliary verb "must" in the tag question, it changes to "mustn't" since the statement is positive.
13. You ought to call your parents more often, oughtn't you?
The tag question for "ought to" is "oughtn't you?" since the statement is positive.
14. He may come soon, may he not?
The tag question for "may" is "may he not?" since the statement is positive.
15. You could be more friendly, couldn't you?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "couldn't" for a positive statement.
16. We need to think about it, don't we?
Again, using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "don't" for a positive statement.
17. You will be able to help us, won't you?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "won't" for a positive statement.
18. We need to pass the test, don't we?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "don't" for a positive statement.
19. She never had to work, did she?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "did" for a positive statement.
20. They won't have to wait long, will they?
Using the auxiliary verb "do" in the tag question, we change it to "will" for a positive statement.